Armor & Mobility

AUG 2017

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It takes more than steel, advanced electronics and engine thrust
to make the F-35 the world's greatest stealth fighter – it requires a
comprehensive sustainment system that's a lynchpin for readiness.
The Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) is the IT backbone
for the F-35, enabling Warfighters across the U.S. and allied military
services to sustain the fleet.
Composed of more than 9 million lines of code, ALIS is now
delivering resource management and networking capabilities that
were conceptualized long ago – allowing warfighters across the
global fleet to maintain the F-35 tip-to-tail while fully modernizing the
logistics process. Pilots plan and debrief missions, and sustainment
professionals maintain the F-35 using ALIS. Providing an integrated
interface to maintenance, supply chain and sustainment information,
ALIS is the single management tool supporting all F-35 operations.
ALIS integrates a broad range of capabilities including operations,
maintenance, prognostics, supply chain, support services, training
and technical data. ALIS is a secure information environment for the
F-35, transmitting aircraft health and maintenance information to the
warfighter, enabling warfighters to make strategic decisions to keep
the fleet healthy.
The F-35 is the first tactical aviation system to have sustainment
tools engineered in concert with the aircraft for efficiency and cost
effectiveness. Initially fielded in 2009, ALIS is maturing alongside
the F-35 aircraft. ALIS 2.0.1 included a deployable hardware suite
to support operations on carriers, amphibious craft and at austere
locations. ALIS 2.0.1 supported the U.S. Marine Corps Initial Operating
Capability in summer 2015.
ALIS supports mission preparation, maintenance tasks and fleet
management. Core capabilities are:
• Mission planning and debrief from an off-board mission systems
(OMS) environment
• Fault diagnostics and maintenance work order processing
• Supply chain management
• Aircraft configuration management
• Pilot and maintainer training management
TRANSFORMING NEXT-GENERATION LOGISTICS
The latest iteration of the F-35's IT backbone enables holistic maintenance and
predictive resource planning.
F-35 Program
Lockheed Martin
AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM
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